AHMADKHANLI, ARIZ

1) Why are you researching or studying at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar?

For me, being Bauhausi means being interdisciplinary, flexible, beyond categories and templates. It means  having the courage to break taboos, to protest, and to research. Once you're here, all the colours of the university splash onto you, leaving a beautiful, shiny, and colourful pattern on your character and your  works — forever. Your creations become interdisciplinary, hard to label, and impossible to simplify. And you become a friend to people from many different disciplines, all interconnected in a shared curiosity.

Bauhaus is not big enough to make you feel lost in the crowd, and not small enough to make you feel alone. We are all famous here. We are all fans, critics, friends, and rivals — growing by challenging and inspiring each other.

3) What characterises your voluntary commitment in Weimar?

This year, my role as a volunteer at Bauhaus deepened. As Speaker of the Student Council (StuKo), I carry not just a voice, but a responsibility to make our campus more than a university, something beyond home. A place where every student feels seen, heard, and safe. Through Bauhaus International, we keep building bridges: organising cultural events, language cafés, and Pride Week collaborations with colleagues. It’s not about titles. It’s about shaping a space where difference is celebrated and community becomes a form of resistance.